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Bobby Knight, who ended his coaching career at Texas Tech, was known for his explosive temper.

Bobby Knight, who ended his coaching career at Texas Tech, was...

You might be able to guess the author of a forthcoming book from the title alone: "The Power of Negative Thinking." Think of an NCAA coach who ruffled feathers regularly, who pulled great basketball and near-perfect graduation rates from his players, who wore his moody heart and colorful vocabulary on his sleeve, who served as head coach for 29 years at Indiana University and finished his career at Texas Tech, with a surprise midseason retirement in 2008.

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